Dawn French
ActingBorn Oct 11, 1957
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.
Known For
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
movie2001
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
movie2011
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
movie2011
War
movie1983
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
movie2020
The BAFTA Awards
tv1949
More Bad News
movie1988
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
movie2017
The Big Night In
movie2020
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
tv2026
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
movie1988
Bad News
movie1983
Filmography
2026Becoming Victoria Woodas Selfmovie2026Can You Keep a Secret?as Executive Producertv2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbiatv2025BeddyByesas Gramma Leebatv2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCas Self (archive footage)movie2024Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)movie2024The Nevermetsas Narratortv2023Dawn French Is a Huge Twatas Writermovie2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitteras Self - Featured Artistmovie2023The Magician's Elephantas Sister Marie (voice)movie2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibleyas Self (archive material)movie2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever Afteras Twitmovie2022Death on the Nileas Bowersmovie2021Walk the Lineas Self - Judgetv2021An Audience with Adeleas Selfmovie2021The Secret World Of...as Self - Narratortv2021French & Saunders: Funny Womenas Selfmovie2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Outas Selfmovie2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouseas Beatrix Pottermovie2020A Baby Reindeer's First Christmasas Narratormovie2020The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdownas Geraldine Grangermovie2020The Big Night Inas Selfmovie2020The Trouble with Maggie Coleas Maggie Coletv2019Completely Bad Newsas Tracymovie2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest Judgetv2017300 Years of French & Saundersmovie2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Selfmovie2017Little Big Shotsas Hosttv2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutesas Selfmovie2016Deliciousas Gina Benellitv2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCas Selfmovie2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)movie2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Interviewermovie2015TFI Fridayas Selftv2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - Guesttv2013The Wrong Mansas Lindatv2013Heading Outas Francestv2012Five Go to Rehabas Georgemovie201230 Years of Comic Stripmovie2012Superstaras Self - Chief Judgetv2011Matthew Bourne's Christmasas Self - Hostmovie2011Michael Bublé: Home for Christmasas Selfmovie2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughtiesas Selfmovie2011Gentlemen Prefer French & Saundersmovie2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue Yearsmovie2010Psychoville Halloween Specialas Joy Astonmovie2010Roger & Val Have Just Got Inas Creatortv2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVmovie2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'as Selfmovie2009Psychovilleas Joy Astontv2009Coralineas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)movie2008French and Saunders: Still Aliveas Writermovie2008Lark Rise to Candlefordas Caroline Arlesstv2007Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedyas Presentertv2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedyas Presentertv2007A Bucket O' French and Saundersas Creatortv2007Donizetti: La Fille du Régimentas La Duchesse de Crackentorpmovie2007The Graham Norton Showas Selftv2007Comedy Shuffletv2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedyas Creatortv2006Jam and Jerusalemas Creatortv2006Love and Other Disastersas Therapistmovie2006The One Showas Selftv2006When Comedy Changed Foreveras Self (archive material)movie2006Davinatv2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Mrs. Beaver (voice)movie2005The F Wordtv2005The Comic Strip - A Retrospectiveas Selfmovie2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Selfmovie2005Comic Aidmovie2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Janet Erskinetv2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?as Self - Narratormovie2004The Paul O'Grady Showtv2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas The Fat Ladymovie2004Bosom Palstv2002Wild Westas Mary Trewednacktv2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedyas Creatortv2002The Best of French & Saundersas Writermovie2002Pongwiffytv2002V Graham Nortonas Selftv